Netflix viewers make same critical remark after watching Wednesday season 2
Many Netflix fans all have the same complaint after tuning into the second instalment of the hit horror comedy series, Wednesday, which focuses on the character's exploits at a private boarding school. The first season arrived in November 2022 and was a critical and commercial success, with many praising lead star Jenna Ortega.
The first half of the new season premiered on August 6, with the second half expected to hit the streaming platform on September 3. The show has already been renewed for a third season, much to fans' delight.
But not all fans are impressed with the show's set-up and many think it's inherently flawed due to Wednesday being placed at Nevermore Academy with magical and mythical students, each boasting unusual or fantastical powers.
Wednesday doesn't have any obvious supernatural abilities at first and much of her charm - and the Addams' family's as a whole - is their dark, gothic and macabre nature which contrasts their deep love for one another, all set against the backdrop of 'normal' people in a 'normal' world.
With Wednesday removed from a standard school setting, she isn't the odd one out anymore. Her dark nature, her constant melancholy, and Jenna Ortega's trademark lack of blinking, blends in seamlessly with students at Nevermore who each have their own darkness to contend with.
When murders started happening in the first season, Wednesday was keen to get to the bottom of the mystery. She soon discovered she has psychic abilities, with the power to experience visions of the past, present and future.
Again, in a typical school setting, this would set her apart from her 'normal' peers as the gothic girl with unnerving, unnatural powers. At Nevermore, she's one among many.
The show's second season looks to be expanding on Wednesday's world, with more focus on other members of the Addams family clan. This is something many fans can't quite agree on.
In a Reddit post linking to a review titled ''Wednesday' Season 2 Review: Jenna Ortega Gets Lost Amid Addams Family Mayhem in Overcrowded Netflix Return," fans were keen to share their thoughts.
One person said: 'I.e. this series is more of a regular The Addams Family series compared to Season One's wholly Wednesday-focused affair.'
Another said: 'I would imagine a show called Wednesday would be fully focused on said character.... Lol."
A third shared: 'The second season still focuses on Wednesday. Just less than season 1.'
Someone else added: 'Which is a good thing. Wednesday is great, but the reason why the movies worked so well is because of the family dynamic. Just following one family member all season is a mistake, and it appears the showrunner agreed.'
And another Netflix fan commented: 'There's also something to be said about the fact that they put Wednesday into a school where everybody is creepy and weird to some degree, which suddenly makes her not all that unique.
'The juxtaposition of the Addamses against normal people who find them off putting is a huge part of what makes the formula work but they took all that away.'
Someone else added: 'I mean all I really want is more Addams Family."
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